Some people want self-esteem from work:
They want status or power.
They want their job to give them this prestige.
Some people need friendship at work or, more importantly, to feel part of the team.
They enjoy working with other people.
Some people work to gain the opportunity to reach there fully potential:
They maybe created, like Lesley, producing her silk work, or have certain skills such as being at managing people, that they can use in there job or work.
So, although people want different things from work, they can be put into the general categories: Basic physical needs, Safety needs, Social needs, Self esteem needs, self fulfilment needs.
Maslows Hierarchy
The American psychologist Abraham Maslow developed a model of human needs to show people are motivated to work. This model is called a Hierarchy because it starts with basic needs at the bottom and climes to the higher needs at the top.
Maslow believed that people start at the bottom of the hierarchy of needs and, as they achieved the first level such as food and shelter, it is no longer as important and they then want to move on the next level. It is also true, however if low level needs cannot be met the high level need are no longer important.
For example if you are starting food is only important need.
Self-actualisation
Self-esteem
Acceptance
, Love
Safety
Survival
Primary Research
Hi my name is navdeep and I would like you to spare some of your time answering these questions. This questionnaire is about what motivates people to work.
- Gender: Male/Female
- Age:
- What is your occupation?………………………………………………………………
4. Your place of work…………………………………………………………………………..
5. Do you like or dislike your current job?……………………………………………….
6. Why do you like or dislike your current job?………………………………………..
7. What were the benefits you gained from your current employer?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. What were the training opportunities offered by your current employer?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
The majority of the people who were asked said they enjoy their work most of the time.
The majority of the people asked were males.
The majority of people asked were aged 40-49.
The majority of people asked said respect and acknowledgement were most important at there work.
That tells us that most of our results will be based around males and middle aged people and that they chose respect and acknowledgment shows that these people are getting job satisfaction as pay is not the most important thing in there workplace. And the majority of them said they enjoy work most of the time.
